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David B. Alexander papers

Description: The collection consists of letters, documents, account books and two photographs related mainly to David B. Alexander's purchase of property in the area of Fort, Main, Fifth, and Spring Streets in central Los Angeles. There are also materials related to his purchase of a portion of Rancho Muscupiabe in San Bernardino County and business regarding the ranch between Alexander and his partner Samuel W. Little. There are also business papers relating to property Alexander owned in Lincoln, Nebraska and account books kept by Alexander and both J. W. Hartley, and J. A. Hartley.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1847-1906
Call number: mssAlexander
Creator: Alexander, David B(Opens in new tab)

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The collection consists of letters, documents, account books and two photographs related mainly to David B. Alexander's purchase of property in the area of Fort, Main, Fifth, and Spring Streets in central Los Angeles. There are also materials related to his purchase of a portion of Rancho Muscupiabe in San Bernardino County and business regarding the ranch between Alexander and his partner Samuel W. Little. There are also business papers relating to property Alexander owned in Lincoln, Nebraska and account books kept by Alexander and both J. W. and J. A. Hartley.

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Account books and miscellaneous

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Will Alexander papers

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The collection includes drafts of Will Alexander's artistic works; notebooks containing poetry, prose, and notes; drawings; research materials indicating areas of interest and inspiration; and audio recordings of interviews and Alexander's piano playing. There is also a small amount of personal and professional correspondence.

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James Milo Alexander papers

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The collection consists primarily of material from both James Milo Alexander and John Hanks Alexander. There are various pieces of correspondence such as letters to family members and a letter designating Stevedore Cantonment in Virgina as Camp Alexander (1918) in John Hanks Alexander's honor. James Milo Alexander is represented by several items including: Two account books (1862-1865), various certificates including a permit to carry arms for home defense (1865), a marriage certificate after emancipation (1866), a birth notice for his daughter, Glenn A. Alexander (1856), and a small photograph. The collection also contains a few pieces of printed matter including an announcement for a meeting to celebrate the ratification of the 15th Amendment to the Constitution (1870) and a newspaper clipping from 1939. There is an itinerary written by John Hanks Alexander of the march of "M" Troop, 9th Cavalry from Fort Washakie, Wyoming to Fort DuChesne, Utah (1888). The collection also contains a few letters to to Titus Alexander, brother of John Hanks Alexander

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Alexander and Brooklyn mines records

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This collection comes from the files of Harvey Seeley Mudd and is divided into three separate sections. The first consists of correspondence dealing with the history of the Alexander and Brooklyn Mines from 1921 to 1944 and covers the following subjects: leasing of the property, difficulties in mining the sulphide ore, status reports on the mines from L. W. (L. Webster) Wickes, the strained partnership of the Mudds with William J. Webster, and the unwatering of the Mitchell mining shaft to explore for ore. The next section contains correspondence that deals with the purchase of the Alexander and Brooklyn Mines by the Coronado Copper and Zinc Company and the last section consists of assays and smelter returns from the Alexander and Brooklyn Mines.

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